Thursday's slate of games gave us plenty to remember. The American Conference took down multiple Power Four teams, Jessica Dimaro had the first 20-20 game in Virginia Tech history (and set the single-game rebounding record, too!), and Fairfield beat another Big East foe.
The American Conference had a big Thursday night against power-conference teams. Memphis rallied from 20 points down to beat Alabama 75-70, holding the Crimson Tide without a field goal for 8:30 during a 21-5 second-quarter run. Tamya Smith led the Tigers with 17 points off the bench, and Memphis is 4-0 for the first time since 2004 in Hana Haden’s first season.
In Gainesville, South Florida handed Florida its first loss, 72-70. The Bulls outscored the Gators 26-12 in the paint in the first half and led by 16 going into the fourth quarter. Florida nearly came back, but USF’s Kate Novik hit the winning basket, and Kiyomi McMiller’s shot at the end fell short, capping a 6-of-17 night for the Gators’ star. Rice beat Texas, 71-46, and Tulane beat New Orleans 101-61 in other American action.
Tulsa took down #19 Oklahoma State 64-62 in overtime, handing the Cowgirls their first loss of the season. Oklahoma State hadn’t trailed in any game this season, and Tulsa took the lead less than two minutes in. The Cowgirls took a 51-49 lead with 1:13 left, but Mady Cartwright tied it with two free throws when LA Sneed fouled out, and neither team scored again in regulation.
Tulsa opened overtime with three straight 3-pointers to go up seven, and Oklahoma State tied it at 62 on an Audi Crooks putback with 1:06 left. Alexa Kinas then made two free throws with 36 seconds left, and the Cowgirls couldn’t answer. Crooks finished with 17 points, and Stailee Heard grabbed 15 rebounds for Oklahoma State.
Virginia Tech freshman Jessica Dimaro had a night for the record books in a 77-66 win at VCU. She finished with 23 points and 24 rebounds, becoming the first player in program history to score 20 points and grab 20 rebounds in a game. Her 24 rebounds broke Elizabeth Kitley’s school record of 21, and her 17 offensive rebounds broke Utaha Drye’s record of 11. She had 15 points and 15 rebounds by halftime alone. Virginia Tech outscored VCU 26-0 in second-chance points and outrebounded the Rams 52-27, which means Dimaro nearly matched VCU’s entire team on the glass by herself. The win was also Megan Duffy’s 200th as a head coach.
Fairfield went into Walsh Gymnasium and beat Seton Hall 69-67, the Stags’ first win over a Big East team this season, and their first win over Seton Hall in 30 years. A 15-0 third-quarter run gave Fairfield a 57-42 lead heading into the fourth, and the Stags never trailed. Seton Hall won the fourth quarter 25-12 and made it a one-possession game, but Fairfield held on. Kaety L’Amoreaux led the way with 26 points, and Lana McCarthy added 14 points and seven rebounds off the bench. Savannah Catalon scored a game-high 29 for Seton Hall and reached 1,000 career points.
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TCU beat Southeastern Louisiana 106-47 to extend the nation’s longest active home winning streak to 49 games. Clara Silva went 9-of-11 from the field for 20 points.
Villanova picked up its first win of the season, 97-44 over Merrimack, after opening 0-2 with losses to Notre Dame and Princeton.
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